We believe that everyone deserves a chance to build up a reasonable minimum living standard, and this applies as much to people in The Netherlands as in developing countries. In our workshop, we refurbish used tools (sewing- and knitting machines, bicycles, computers and tools for technical professions), and send these to projects in developing countries. We are talking about tools and machines for use in fields such as textile processing (sewing, knitting), agriculture, administration and many other technical professions. As technical professions, you could think about becoming a carpenter, plumber, car mechanic, electrician, metal worker and bricklayer. We put together sets of tools for each trade or profession: either individual sets or sets for groups of people. In the Netherlands, we work with people who have special needs (such as autism or a mental health issue), and with volunteers and the (longer term) unemployed. In developing countries, the refurbished tools go to training centres and other social organisations, and thereby give the most vulnerable in society a chance of work and an income. Our Dutch name ‘Betuwe Wereldwijd’ refers to the region 'The Betuwe' where our workshop is based. And 'Wereldwijd' simply means 'Worldwide'.
